Claire Hallissey

Claire Hallissey
	Hallissey during the women's marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Nationality	English ; British
Born	17 March 1983 (age 41); Watford, Hertfordshire, England
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Weight	48 kg (106 lb) (2012)
Sport
Event(s)	10,000 metres, half marathon, marathon
Club	Capital Area Runners ; DC Road Runners Club ; Bristol & West AC
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Half marathon: 1:12:02 ; Marathon: 2:27:44
	Updated on 5 November 2015.

Claire Hallissey is a British

marathon, in New York and in 2011 ran the Chicago Marathon. In 2012, she finished 11th in the London Marathon

.

Hallissey was confirmed as a member of the Great Britain squad for the 2012 Summer Olympics in the women's marathon alongside compatriots Paula Radcliffe and Mara Yamauchi. She finished in 57th place in a time of 2:35:39.^[2]

Running career

Hallissey first began running at the age of 11.

Arlington, Virginia, and went on to win several road races in the DC metropolitan area.^[4] Upon moving to the United States, she was first coached by George Buckheit from CAR.^[4] She was still able to run internationally in the UK national singlet, as she qualified for the 2010 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships and placed 18th overall. She qualified for the marathon in the 2012 Summer Olympics when she finished the 2012 London Marathon, held in April the same year, in a personal best time of 2:27:44.^[3] In 2014, she raced in the DCRRC singlet when she won the 2014 Maryland-D.C. Road Runners 10-Mile Club Championship.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b All-Athletics. "Profile of Claire HALLISSEY".
^ "Women's Marathon - Olympic Athletics | London 2012". london2012.com. 2012. Archived from the original on 7 August 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c Peter Gambaccini (3 June 2012). "Brief Chat: Claire Hallissey". Retrieved 5 November 2015.
^ ^a ^b Amy Shipley (13 May 2012). "Arlington's Claire Hallissey will run marathon for British Olympic team". Retrieved 5 November 2015.
^ [1] Bill Blewett. The Baltimore Sun: Harford's RASAC is fifth overall in 10-mile Club Championship race. February 27, 2014. Retrieved November 5, 2015.

External links

"Claire Hallissey | Team GB". teamgb.com. 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2012. 17/03/83
"Claire Hallissey boosts her chances of claiming last Olympic spot | Sport | The Guardian". OCLC 60623878
. Retrieved 21 July 2012.

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[All-Athletics-1] All-Athletics. "Profile of Claire HALLISSEY".

[2] "Women's Marathon - Olympic Athletics | London 2012". london2012.com. 2012. Archived from the original on 7 August 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2012.

[RW-3] Peter Gambaccini (3 June 2012). "Brief Chat: Claire Hallissey". Retrieved 5 November 2015.

[WP-4] Amy Shipley (13 May 2012). "Arlington's Claire Hallissey will run marathon for British Olympic team". Retrieved 5 November 2015.

[5] [1] Bill Blewett. The Baltimore Sun: Harford's RASAC is fifth overall in 10-mile Club Championship race. February 27, 2014. Retrieved November 5, 2015.

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